With the publication of Condoleezza Riceâ??s No Higher Honor, most of the George W. Bush administration staffâ??s memoirs are now out, and there appears to be a unifying theme: the tendency to refuse to name certain players. Rice uses this device more than 20 times. For example, she often refers to conflicts with â??the Vice Presidentâ??s staff,â? notes that â??a speechwriterâ? inserted the words â??axis of evilâ? into a speech, and says â??one of my aidesâ? informed her â??that Israelis are among the most legalistic people on Earth.â?
